Adopt-A-School Grant

Our innovative ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PROGRAM provides you a world-class STEM+ academy at NO COST to you!

Your students can go up a grade level in math or reading in 20-30 learning hours at no cost to you, as documented by the acclaimed State University of New York (SUNY)!

You will meet AYP and Your State Standards!

You will prepare your students better for college and 21st century workforce- our joint mission!

APPLICATION FORM (Complete and Submit)

Are you representing a School District or School?

Name of your School District or School

% of Students on Free or Reduced Lunch (Must have minimum 35%)

# of K-5 Students

# of 6-8 Students

# of 9-12 Students

# of Adult Ed Students

What is your overall student-teacher ratio?:

Your Name

Title

Address

State

Zip

Closest Airport

Telephone #

Email Address
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Names of Major Employers in your Area, and the # of Employees of Each

Names of Chambers of Commerce, Community Foundations, Banks,Benefactors and other Potential Sponsors

How well you, your Supt. and School Board members know the CEOs and other key decision makers in your community?

Do the Employers in your area need training for their employees in IT, Business and Management?

How many Employees you believe you could get to participate in this program at $290 per employee per year

Why should your School District/ School be selected for this grant?

Do you have a potential dynamic Academy Director passionate about implementing this grant program, and who knows well the school system and teachers?

In case you cannot get Employers to participate by paying $290 per employee, per year for employee training, how much funds (Title I, SES, etc.) you have to implement the program? (in that case, we –NEF -- will subsidize 80% of the fee. Your cost is $290 per student, per year, and a good portion of which is returned to you for the targeted Total Solution PSL-MM-TT services)

Are you interested in accessing our K-8 (Pearson SuccessMaker), 9-12 (Pearson GradPoint), and NEF University (SAT/ACT, IT and Business) courses? If so how many complimentary IDs for K-8, 9-12 and NEF University you need?

Any Comments or Suggestions or Requests?

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Eligibility: Any school /school district with 35% or more students on F/R lunch

Availability: 100 grants on a first-come, first-serve basis; at least one award/state

Rationale: US is ranked 25th out of 35 countries in math, reading and science. Our students need world-class STEM+ education to compete in the global economy!

STEPS: This is how it works (7 simple steps):

You get local corporations/organizations/chambers of commerce/community foundations/benefactors/others to adopt one or more schools for us to provide world-class blended training (online courses _ online live mentors) in IT/ Business/Soft Skills to local employees at a cost of $290 per employee per year (at least 50% below market cost). Your school/district collects funds.

In exchange, we (NEF) set up a VIRTUAL ADULT ED ACADEMY in your school district to provide the employees of the entities training valued at $1,000 per employee (top-quality Web-based courses) in 2,500 IT and Business courses provided to you by us. These courses include 100+ IT and Business certifications from the very basic Microsoft Office to the very advanced Internet Security and Project Management. The employees will also receive course completion certificates from SUNY (State University of NY) at NO ADDITIONAL COST.

Then, we will set up a world-class STEM+ ACADEMY (STEM plus ELA, Social Studies, SAT/ACT, Career Tech) for your students at NO COST to you.

We also set up a PARENT ACADEMY for Professional/Personal Development at NO COST to you. NEF is doing so, since NEF believes that active parent involvement is crucial for student success.

In addition, we set up a Professional Development Academy for TEACHERS at NO COST to you.

We donate top-rated (by the US Education Dept.) interactive, individualized online COURSES including the Pearson SuccessMaker (K-8) and GradPoint (9-12) at NO COST to you. Our courses are fully mapped to your state standards.

We then arrange for a team from SUNY (State University of NY) to set up a STEM+ TOTAL SYSTEM SOLUTION program consisting of PSL-MM-TT services: Personalized learning, Stipends for the academy director, teachers and principals, Learning Management system, Mentoring, Motivational rewards such as iPods, gift certificates, minecraft licenses for K-8 and $1 million STEM fesign software licenses for 9-12 students, as well as free training for teachers and parents, Teacher training and Tech support. We provide you funds to implement these services at NO COST to you.

PS. If a local employer is currently paying $1,000 for training an employee, say in Project Management, Internet Security etc., you may offer to do the training for $500. In that case, you generate a surplus of $210 ($500 – $290 you pay us) per employee. Thus, for training 1,000 employees, you generate $210,000 extra for your general funds, while educating 1,000 students in STEM+, 1,000 parents in IT & Business, and 1,000 teachers in professional skills, all at NO COST to you!

WIN-WIN-WIN

WIN for LOCAL EMPLOYERS (Corporations, Gov Agencies, Other Organizations, Foundations):

Enormous (50%+) savings in employee training cost

Improved employee productivity and morale

Community Recognition via the sponsor name in every classroom Olympic Motivation Board we provide

National, regional and local PR and Publicity

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Credits ; CRA credits for Banks

Course Completion Certificates from SUNY (State University of NY)

WIN for SCHOOLS:

World-class CyberLearning STEM+ Academy at NO COST

PARENT IT, Business & Management Academy at NO COST

TEACHER Professional Development Academy at NO COST

Ability to meet AYP, Common Core and state standards at NO COST

Better community relations and support

WIN for STUDENTS (Most Important)

Improved scores & skills

Better prepared for college and 21st Century workforce;

Certificates from SUNY (State University of NY)

WIN for COMMUNITY

Improved community-school relations

Workforce better prepared for 21st Century jobs

Higher wages and living standards

WIN for NEF and SUNY:

Bridging the STEM+ academic and job skills divides

About NEF (founded in 1989)

Former President Bill Clinton to NEF Chairman and the ‘father of cyberlearning,’ Dr. Appu Kuttan:

“You are helping to empower tomorrow’s leaders. I salute you for your ongoing commitment for creating a better and stronger America”

National Education Foundation (NEF), founded in 1989 in the Washington, DC area, is the national non-profit leader in preparing disadvantaged school student for college and 21st century workforce via high-quality affordable STEM+ education solutions. NEF’s Total Solution CyberLearning STEM+ academy, directed by SUNY (State University of NY), enables a student to go up a grade level in math or reading in 20-30 learning hours. NEF also provides FREE training for PARENTS, and tuition-free training for employees and jobseekers in IT, business and management. NEF students and adults receive course completion certificates from SUNY.

About NEF

The National Education Foundation (NEF) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Founded in 1989, after consultations with national leaders including former President Bill Clinton and Intel founder Dr. Gordon Moore, NEF is the world's leading nonprofit organization bridging the employment, digital and academic divides by providing high quality affordable 21st Century online education to millions of students and jobseekers in many countries including the U.S., India, Egypt and Mauritius. NEF offers 3,000 high quality K-99 online courses using state-of-the-art LMS (Learning Management System) and interactive video platform. Contact us at: 703-823-9999.